2025/2060(INI) Own-initiative report First reading

Protection of minors online

Parliament sets out its own position on a topic. The resolution is not binding but signals what Parliament wants.

Where it stands: Parliament adopted the text on 26 November 2025. This is its final position on the matter.

  1. ✓ Referred to committee 13 March 2025
  2. ✓ Committee work Report adopted 16 October 2025
  3. ✓ Tabled for plenary 4 November 2025
  4. ✓ Plenary vote Adopted 26 November 2025
  5. ✓ Parliament’s position Final
How a file moves through Parliament

A file is referred to one lead committee (others may give an opinion). Its rapporteur writes a draft report, committee members table amendments, and the committee votes to adopt the report. The report is then tabled for all MEPs; political groups can table further amendments, which are voted on before the final vote in plenary. The adopted resolution is Parliament’s final position; it is not itself law.

Who is working on it

Lead committee
IMCO — Internal Market and Consumer Protection
Rapporteur
Christel SCHALDEMOSE S&D
Shadow rapporteurs
Dóra DÁVID PPEElisabeth DIERINGER PfEKosma ZŁOTOWSKI ECRStéphanie YON-COURTIN RenewKim VAN SPARRENTAK Verts/ALELeila CHAIBI The Left
For opinion
LIBE — Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs CULT — Culture and Education · rapporteur Ivaylo VALCHEV ECR

The rapporteur drafts and negotiates the text for the lead committee; each other political group names a shadow rapporteur to follow the file.

The text, version by version

Adopted by Parliament · latest Adopted text TA10-0299/2025 26 November 2025 ✦ Parliament's resolution on protecting minors online calls for stronger EU rules and enforcement to address risks like addictive design, dark patterns, targeted advertising, and harmful content.⇄ what changed Tabled for plenary Report A10-0213/2025 4 November 2025 ✦ This resolution addresses the protection of minors online, calling for stronger enforcement of existing EU laws, harmonized age verification, bans on addictive design and targeted advertising, and better parental controls.⇄ what changed Committee draft Draft report (IMCO) 15 May 2025 ✦ This draft report on protecting minors online calls for stronger enforcement of the Digital Services Act, EU-wide age verification, and new rules to ban addictive design and dark patterns.

Committee opinions: Opinion (CULT),Draft opinion (CULT)

Newest version first. Open a version to read it in full. “What changed” shows the differences paragraph by paragraph; ✦ lines are AI-written from the texts themselves.

Timeline

  1. Plenary stage
  2. 26 November 2025 Plenary vote
    Sitting of 26 November 2025 📄 Report A10-0213/2025📄 Adopted text TA10-0299/2025
    Adopted Adopted by a large majority
    For 483 Against 92 Abstained 86

    Final vote — text as a whole at 12:39 · 73% of votes cast in favour · every MEP’s position →

    How the vote unfolded · 24 ballots

    adopted rejected lapsed square = amendment circle = part of the text decisive vote Solid = roll call (click for every MEP’s vote); faded = no individual positions

    Show all 24 ballots in voting order
    1. Amendment 1 12:35 A10-0213/2025 – Christel Schaldemose – After § 1 – Am 1
    Rejected
    2. Separate vote: paragraph 16 12:35 A10-0213/2025 – Christel Schaldemose – § 16
    Adopted
    3. Amendment 4 12:35 A10-0213/2025 – Christel Schaldemose – § 17 – Am 4
    Rejected
    4. Paragraph 17 — part 1 12:35 A10-0213/2025 – Christel Schaldemose – § 17/1
    Adopted
    5. Separate vote: paragraph 17 § 17
    show of hands — no individual positions recorded
    Adopted
    6. Separate vote: paragraph 18 12:36 A10-0213/2025 – Christel Schaldemose – § 18
    Adopted
    7. Separate vote: after paragraph 18 After § 18
    show of hands — no individual positions recorded
    Rejected
    8. Amendment 5 12:36 A10-0213/2025 – Christel Schaldemose – § 20 – Am 5
    Rejected
    9. Amendment 6 12:36 A10-0213/2025 – Christel Schaldemose – § 23 – Am 6
    Rejected
    10. Separate vote: paragraph 23 § 23
    show of hands — no individual positions recorded
    Adopted
    11. Separate vote: paragraph 23 § 23
    show of hands — no individual positions recorded
    Adopted
    12. Amendment 7 12:37 A10-0213/2025 – Christel Schaldemose – § 24 – Am 7
    Rejected
    13. Paragraph 24 — part 1 12:37 A10-0213/2025 – Christel Schaldemose – § 24/1
    Adopted
    14. Separate vote: paragraph 24 § 24
    show of hands — no individual positions recorded
    Adopted
    15. Separate vote: paragraph 25 § 25
    show of hands — no individual positions recorded
    Rejected
    16. Paragraph 25 — part 1 12:37 A10-0213/2025 – Christel Schaldemose – § 25/1
    Adopted
    17. Separate vote: paragraph 25 § 25
    show of hands — no individual positions recorded
    Adopted
    18. Amendment 3 12:38 A10-0213/2025 – Christel Schaldemose – § 28 – Am 3
    Rejected
    19. Separate vote: paragraph 31 12:38 A10-0213/2025 – Christel Schaldemose – § 31
    Adopted
    20. Separate vote: paragraph 33 12:38 A10-0213/2025 – Christel Schaldemose – § 33
    Adopted
    21. Separate vote: paragraph 41 § 41
    show of hands — no individual positions recorded
    Adopted
    22. Separate vote: paragraph 70 12:38 A10-0213/2025 – Christel Schaldemose – § 70
    Adopted
    23. Separate vote: paragraph 81 12:38 A10-0213/2025 – Christel Schaldemose – § 81
    Adopted
    24. Final vote — text as a whole 12:39 A10-0213/2025 – Christel Schaldemose – Motion for a resolution (as a whole)
    Adopted
  3. 25 November 2025 Debated in plenary

    MEPs debated the text in the chamber ahead of the vote.

    Sitting of 25 November 2025 📄 Report A10-0213/2025
  4. 19 November 2025 8 amendments tabled for the plenary vote

    Groups propose changes to the tabled text; each is voted on before the final vote.

    📄 Amendments 1–3📄 Amendments 4–8
  5. 4 November 2025 Report tabled for plenary

    This is the text all MEPs vote on. Political groups can still table amendments to it.

    📄 Report A10-0213/2025
  6. Committee stage
  7. 16 October 2025 Committee vote: report adopted

    IMCO (Internal Market and Consumer Protection) voted on the amendments and adopted the report that goes to plenary.

  8. 24 September 2025 CULT (Culture and Education) adopted its opinion

    The opinion is attached to the report for the lead committee to consider.

    📄 Opinion (CULT)
  9. 10 July 2025 Amendments tabled in committee (2 batches)

    Members of IMCO (Internal Market and Consumer Protection) proposed changes to the draft.

    📄 Amendments in committee (IMCO)📄 Amendments in committee (IMCO)
  10. 24 June 2025 Draft opinion from CULT (Culture and Education)

    An associated committee gives its view to the lead committee.

    📄 Draft opinion (CULT)
  11. 15 May 2025 Draft report published

    The rapporteur’s first text in IMCO (Internal Market and Consumer Protection). Members can table amendments before the committee votes.

    📄 Draft report (IMCO)
  12. 13 March 2025 Referred to the IMCO (Internal Market and Consumer Protection) committee

    The lead committee prepares the report; LIBE (Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs), CULT (Culture and Education) give an opinion.